Saints Row 2 & Saints Row: The Third Finally Make Their Linux Debut

[Kano]

Gallium Nine is most likely faster in CPU bound scenarios, that's the way eON works (basic idea: one extra thread for on-the-fly conversation), everybody should get it (especially AMD fans). I don't think this will change soon - maybe with Vulkan optimized games in the future but not with new eON ports.

[Viesti]

Eh, these seem to be poor ports. The games run and seem stable, but the framerate is awful. Maybe they'll manage to fix the issue, but considering the ridiculous min specs, i doubt it.

[pal666]

I still see no reason to buy AMD hardware for Linux gaming

ok, feel free to game with nouveau
nvidia blob is windows gaming

[pal666]

Eh, these seem to be poor ports

their ports are often slow at release, but they make them fast afterwards

[Kano]

@pal666

Certainly I use the Nvidia binary driver for my GTX 650 Ti. And I don't need to boot Windows for Linux games. It does not matter for me what you think about binary drivers, most Kanotix gamers use binary ones if possible. I only remember some fglrx profiles after release (and override options to try features disabled first because of driver bugs) but let me know which ones got much faster for OSS drivers.

[pinguinpc]

Performance can be better (maybe improve in future updates) however is playable (especially saint row the third)


System Specs Used in Tests

Nvidia Drivers 364.15 (run package)

Xubuntu 16.04 64Bit - Kernel 4.4.0-18 generic (ubuntu mainline) - P-State: Performance

CPU: INTEL Pentium G3258 (Haswell 22nm) 4.1Ghz + Artic Cooling Alpine 11 Plus

MEMORY: 8GB DDR3 1333 (2x4) Patriot value (dual channel: 21.3 gb/s)

GPU: Zotac Nvidia Geforce GT630 (GK208 28nm: 384 Shaders / 8 ROPS) Zone Edition Passive Cooling 2GB DDR3 1800Mhz 64Bit (14.4Gb/s)

MAINBOARD: MSI H81M E33


Saint Row The Third


In this tests game remains stable

However recording at 48fps needs around 17 a 20% of cpu on practical terms this represent 8 and 10 fps performance loss in my machine depending game

For this reason test 2 and 3 are recording at 30fps without forget is some situations (Heavy Explosions, Heavy particle situations) fps drop around 30fps

And on test 3 game runs without problem with large combat in test (on wine game remains around 15 min of playing and gpu go to 0% and freeze)

Saint Row 2

However in middle of this thanks to deep silver / volition for this games

[Kano]

I don't get why you never upgraded your GFX card. For rendering tests GK208 is enough (even for Vulkan) but is really fun to play games in a 800x600 window?

[pinguinpc]

I don't get why you never upgraded your GFX card.

For rendering tests GK208 is enough (even for Vulkan) but is really fun to play games in a 800x600 window?

Seeking my actual vcard:


My Geforce GT 630 Rev 2 (GK208) have this

28nm manufacturing process / 384 shaders / 8 rops / 16 tmus / 25w of power draw


Maybe this year change vcard if appears in technical specs something like this:


16 / 14 nm manufacturing process (28nm is the past now) / 512 shaders maxwell performance level minimum / 16 rops / 32 tmus / maximum 30w of power draw


Thinking about support vulkan but if want gpu for vulkan purpouse maybe choose something more powerfull

At least respect fun, i playing at 800x600 on window or maximum 800x600 fullscreen* in lastest 20 years still fun, in my case have more priority monitor

*Normally on desktop dont use more than 1024x768 in desktop resolution (when have xp use max 800x600 in desktop, CRT 15 inches in this time), only use more if no option

Personally i dont like LCD/LED monitors (horrible input lag) for this reasons still using CRT monitor and have other CRTs if is needed

Maybe can change monitor when appears normal monitors with universal input lag solution (one monitor for some brand and other for another brand is very annoying)

As said in Lord of the Rings "One to rule them all"

[Kano]

I don't see that my TFTs have got an input lag but maybe my eyes are just too slow, vsync off however needed.

[pal666]

most Kanotix gamers use binary ones if possible

i don't care what most marginals use
just don't call it linux gaming when you use windows drivers on some castrated variant of linux